Multi-Asset

Darwin's David Jane has bought back into banks for the first time in ‘many years' in the view they are trading well below book value and can rise significantly from here.

Aberdeen Asset Management has renamed its £24bn alternative investment offering, which includes its multi-manager range, to better reflect strategies within the business.

Newton's director of investments Iain Stewart has warned investors using derivatives to diversify returns may face problems during times of market stress, as the industry increases its focus on multi-asset investing.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Aberdeen Asset Management, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and S&P Capital IQ discussed Multi Asset.

Mike Pinggera, head of multi-asset strategy at Insight Investment, has resigned from his job to pursue other opportunities.

Owning gilts has made the single largest contribution to recent performance of the £761m Miton Special Situations fund, and there is more money to be made in the asset class, said manager Martin Gray.

Seven Investment Management (7IM ) has launched an unconstrained fund with a charging structure that is discounted when performance is down.

As income-producing stocks struggle to make total returns, Steven Andrew uses his fund's ability to invest in bonds to outperform his peers.

Ten years on from the introduction of the euro, opinion is divided over whether the troubled single currency can survive another decade, especially in its present form.

Fidelity has reduced the annual management charges on its multi-asset range, aligning the fees to 1.25%.